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For admission consideration, applicants should submit the following documents:

1. Application for admission to Graduate School
2. All official college transcripts, graduate and undergraduate
3. Graduate Record Examination or Miller Analogies Test scores taken within four (4) years before the date of application. In addition, all applicants whose native language is not English must submit a score of at least 550 paper-based, at least 213 computer-based, or at least 79 internet-based on the TOEFL examination, except for those who have recently completed a bachelor’ s degree in the United States. Or passing scores for the Praxis I exam will be accepted if student wants certification only.
4. Statement of professional experiences and career aspirations
5. Professional résumé
6. 2 Reference letters
7. A writing sample (see below)

Directions: Send items 1 and 2 to the Office of Admissions and Records, West Virginia University, PO Box 6009, Morgantown, WV 26506-6009. Send items 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to the Program Secretary, West Virginia University, PO Box 6122, Morgantown WV 26506-6122

Contact for Additional Information Public Schools: Dr. Ted Price, Coordinator Telephone: (304) 293-2116 Ted.Price@mail.wvu.edu

Admissions Requirements

1. The undergraduate grade point average for last two years of course work must be no lower than 3.00 (on a four-point scale).
2. The graduate grade point average in all graduate courses taken before admission to our program must be no lower than 3.25 (on a four-point scale).
3. The standardized test scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) will be no lower than 460 for the Verbal section, 500 for the Quantitative, and 3.0 for the Analytical section, a score of at least 410 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). Passing scores on the Praxis I will also be accepted for certification only.
4. Writing Sample including statement of personal goals, including reasons for becoming an administrator.
5. Résumé or curriculum vitae.
6. Two Letters of recommendation.
7. Should have at least two years’ teaching experience and a teaching certificate.